Style selections natural timber whitewash 6 in x 36 in glazed porcelain wood look floor and wall tile.
Grey tiles black grout kitchen.
Depending on the color of grout used the look of carrara pietra porcelain tile can vary once installed.
Well appointed gray kitchen features glazed white subway backsplash tiles finished with dark gray grout and framing a stainless steel kitchen hood flanked by black windows mounted above gray shaker cabinets accented with satin nickel pulls and gray granite counters located on either side of a stainless steel oven range placed on oak wood floors.
When do you use sanded vs.
With gray tiles we always recommend matching the grout with tiles.
What color grout to use with gray tile.
Henry and i were often rushing around making hasty decisions about our grout due to not being prepared.
Gray grout will emphasize the dramatic gray veins that mimic real carrara marble while the white grout will the porcelain floors light bright and elegant.
As you can see below we did dark grout in our kitchen and we ve never had one stain in one year since it was complete.
If you like black tile but want to soften the look choose a charcoal shade for the tile and match it closely rather than choosing a pure black and trying to soften it with white.
So much time is put into picking out the perfect tile for our bathrooms and backsplashes but we tend to overlook the grout.
Contrast of tile and grout.
Light gray kitchen accented with gray wash wood floors boasts light gray shaker cabinets donning oil rubbed bronze hardware and a white marble countertop holding a farmhouse sink with a copper gooseneck faucet beneath stacked wooden shelves flanked by gray upper cabinets mounted on a white subway tile backsplash contrasted with dark grout.
The mostly white kitchen has white subway tile with black grout on the backsplash a marble island and a gray quartz countertop on the cabinets.
If you re tile is white then go with white grout but if your tile isn t white and you can t match it exactly then white will just look awful.
I wish i could say that my decision was as easy as looking at a color chart and saying that s the one but oh my gosh there are so many gray grout options and since i wanted to choose the best one for my space i did some legwork to make sure i got it right.
Dark grout in a similar tone to a dark tile will create a softer look while a light grout will bring out the tile pattern adding even more drama.